In further efforts to improve their ability to detect suspicious shipments prior to their physical arrival in China, The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) has adjusted the advanced manifest rules for import and exports, effective from the 1st June 1, 2018.
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North American supply chains are experiencing massive disruption as bad weather continues to impact operations and port delays are exacerbated by a shortage of haulage capacity that is so bad, shippers are snooping to find potential hauliers.
In good news for apparel importers, the suspension on direct air cargo between Bangladesh and the UK has been lifted.
Garment workers in Cambodia will see their wages increase 11% this year, but this will put further financial pressure on the country’s export sector.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has published a review detailing its concerns that consolidation by the global shipping lines poses a threat to competition.
The Chinese government’s push to clean up the environment by inspecting and closing non-compliant factories across the country has had minimal impact on apparel and textile imports…….so far
No shipping line- not even Maersk! – can afford to buy and operate all the vessels they would need to offer weekly sailings to every port they serve – Hence the New Shipping Alliances.
Lufthansa is the first airline to increase their rate, lifting them between 5% and 10%, with even higher increases expected.
Bangladesh shippers are protesting after feeder vessel operators imposed surcharges to recover increasing costs due to delays.
